How Niche Telecom-Gear VendorsPlan to Gain on Network Upgrades

With all of the focus on telephone giants AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. spending billions on laying down superfast fiber lines to provide television, it is easy to look past the roughly 1,100 rural and independent phone companies that for years have been making similar capital investments with little fanfare. These niche carriers represent an increasingly valuable market as network upgrades become more...